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Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by mgolawala on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @12:46PM (#6244866)
Tesla makes an impressive vehicle, but it is unfair to compare a ~$80K machine to a ~$30K one.

A fairer comparison would be to a BMW 5xx or Mercedes E class. Tesla may still fair better but not by as huge a margin.

Having said all that... wow, that is a surprisingly huge difference in results!

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Re:Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever... by Recoil42 on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @01:24PM (#6245138)
Same test with a Jeep Liberty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4T1BimfUf4

Lexus RX350:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAz6ZMeIC9s

Lexus ES350:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l0o9MTY0JA

BMW 5-Series:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r20YfGYhvc

Mercedes C-Class:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTkbG64V4tQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg0ubBqhZjg

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